OnSpot for both Palm OS and Pocket PC does everything it can to make you feel like you’re writing on paper. Read this article to find out if it succeeds.

It appears that the U.S. government is again looking at a bill that will substantially degrade our rights as consumers, while simultaneously not even helping the corporate interests it appears to protect. Matt Haughey, who runs one of our favorite blogs, PVRblog wrote what is probably the most cogent explanation of the Broadcast Flag proposal we’ve read. Please read it, and then contact EFF or your local congresscritter and tell them what you think. Special thanks to Matt for allowing us to republish it here.

Wouldn’t it be great to be able to take your movies, TV shows, and home movies on the road? Well sure, you could get a portable DVD player. Wouldn’t it be better if you could take them on your handheld? With the two pieces of software News and Contributing Editor James Booth introduces you to, you can do just that.

Mobile ad-hoc networks, also known as short-lived networks, are autonomous systems of mobile nodes forming network in the absence of any centralized support. This is a new form of network and might be able to provide services at places where it is not possible otherwise. Absence of fixed infrastructure poses several types of challenges for this type of networking. Among these challenges is routing. This interesting article discusses some of the routing issues.

While die-hards fans will always choose their favorite OS, we decided to pit the brand new Dell Axim X30 line against palmOne’s line of handhelds. The results were not nearly as clear-cut as we expected.

Today, leading authorities in healthcare agree that CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry) and mobile technologies such as handheld devices are two information technology trends that will significantly impact the healthcare industry’s future. This article, by Christine Harland Williams show how mobile physician order entry systems based on PDAs can help healthcare provides reduce costs.

Navman, one of the best known makers of GPS technology, just announced a brand-new device: the Navman PiN, a Pocket PC handheld with a built-in GPS. We’ve had ours here at Computing Unplugged for a few days, so we’ve got some early impressions. Read this article to learn what we think.

Although there are numerous benefits to the mobile ad-hoc network, due to their nature, they’re vulnerable and not deployable on a large scale because of the limits of technology. This article highlights some of the technical aspects of mobile ad-hoc networks with a brief discussion of the mechanisms currently in use, and how they overcome the challenges posed by this technology.

News Editor James Booth is pissed off, and he’s not afraid to tell you about it. Have you had crappy customer service? Then you’ll definitely understand this article.

This week, PDA developer Dennis Crane takes us inside the minds of the PDA software developer. If you’ve ever wondered how the idea for a product comes to life, read this article.